Beary Best Birthday Wishes

Are you ready for another amazing release? We are only five days away from the big day! All the new Stamps and Die-namics will be available on Tuesday, December 5 at 9:00 pm EDT. Be sure to check out the MFT Blog to see all the new items being revealed today. Don't forget to leave a comment on the MFT Blog countdown posts, YOU could win one of the five $75.00 gift vouchers. 

I have a fun card to share with you today. It features the adorable new Town Bear stamp set, the Open Road Die-namics, and the Stitched Tag-Corner Square STAX Die-namics.

I stamped the images on X-Press It card stock and coloured them with Copics. The road and grass were also die-cut in X-Press It card stock and were coloured with Copics.

Thanks so much for joining me today. Be sure to check out the MFT Blog to see all the gorgeous creations the design team has to share with you! 

You Make My Life Better

It's time for another color challenge, and this week we have a fun combination for you, Cornflower, Blu Raspberry, Coral Crush, and Lemon Chiffon. I decided to create a blended background using all four colors. I don't love the transition between the Blu Raspberry and Coral Crush, but I like the way the rest of the colors came together.

I die-cut the card stock with the Split Chevron Cover-Up Die-namics. The sentiment was created with the You Trio Die-namics and the All About You stamp set.

Be sure to check out the MFT Challenge Blog to see all the gorgeous creations our design team and customers create with this sketch.

Cheers

Are you ready for another sketch challenge? As soon as I saw the sketch I thought of the Champagne Glasses. I die-cut the glasses in Smooth White card stock and colored them with Copics. The Cheers Die-namics provided the perfect sentiment.

Be sure to check out the MFT Challenge Blog to see all the gorgeous creations the team has to share with you today.

Holiday Tags

The MFT team is sharing some fabulous Christmas tags in this month's Creative Construction with Blueprints Challenge. You know you can never have too many tags this time of year!

I inked up the adorable Dashing Deer stamp set. I stamped the images on X-Press It card stock and I colored them with Copics. I fussy cut the deer and placed them on a snow-filled Cornflower background. I used the Tag Builder Blueprints 5 Die-namics to create the tags. The sentiments were stamped on flags created with the Tag Builder Blueprints 6 Die-namics.

Be sure to check out the MFT Blog to see all the gorgeous creations the design team has to share with you today.

Have an Ice Day

It's time for another sketch challenge. For this week's challenge, I inked up two of the adorable new sets, You Make My Heart Spin and You Make My Heart Melt. I stamped all the images on X-press It card stock and I coloured them with Copics. I die-cut the square frame in Silver Sparkle card stock.

Be sure to check out the MFT Challenge Blog to see all the gorgeous creations our design team and customers create with this sketch.

Stamps: You Make My Heart Melt, You Make My Heart Spin
Die-namics: You Make My Heart Melt, You Make My Heart Spin, Single Stitch Line Square Frames
Ink: Black Licorice Hybrid, Broken China Distress
Card Stock: X-Press It, Silver Sparkle, Smooth White
Accessories: Scor-Pal, Teflon Bone Folder, Mini MISTI, Scor Tape, Foam Tape
Copics: BG0000, BG000, BG01, BG02, C0, C1, E41, E42, E43, E44, R000, R24, R46, R81, R83, R85, Y11, Y17, Y18, Y38, YG03, YG23, YG25, V01, V12
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Sweet Winter Wishes

I have a fun card to share with you today, it features the fabulous Deer Love Die-namics. I just love this die set! I die-cut the deer and snowdrifts in Brushed Silver card stock. The hearts were die-cut in Red Hot card stock.  I masked off the moon and created the sky with Blue Yonder and After Midnight Premium Dye Ink. The moon was then inked with Lemon Chiffon Premium Dye Ink.



The sentiment is from the Snow Globe Sentiment stamp set, I stamped it on an Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strip.

Be sure to check out the MFT Blog to see all the gorgeous projects the rest of the design team created to share with you.

Stamps: Snow Globe Sentiments
Die-namics: Deer Love, Stitched Snow Drifts, A2 Stitched Rectangle Set 2, Circle STAX Set 1, Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips
Ink: Black Licorice Hybrid, After Midnight Premium Dye, Blue Yonder Premium Dye, Lemon Chiffon Premium Dye
Card Stock: Smooth White, Brushed Silver, Red Hot
Accessories: Scor-Pal, Teflon Bone Folder, Masking Paper, Mini MISTI, Scor-Tape, 6x6 Adhesive Sheets, 3D Creative Sheets, Blending Tool

You are Deerly Loved

I am loving the colors in this week's Color Challenge. At first, I wondered what I would create with them, but then I spotted the Deer Love Die-namics on my desk and the rest was history! I masked off the moon and then sponged on Orange Fizz, Grape Jelly, and Black Licorice Premium Dye Ink. I removed the mask and sponged on Lemon Drop Premium Dye Ink. The deer were die-cut from Black Licorice card stock.

Be sure to check out the MFT Challenge Blog to see all the gorgeous creations the team has to share with you today.

Stamps: Dashing Deer
Die-namics: Deer Love, Circle STAX Set 1, A2 Rectangle STAX Set 1, A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 2, Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips
Ink: Black Licorice Premium Dye, Grape Jelly Premium Dye, Lemon Drop Premium Dye, Orange Fizz Premium Dye, Versamark
Card Stock: Black Licorice, Smooth White
Accessories: Scor-Pal, Teflon Bone Folder, Mini MISTI, Mask Paper, Embossing Magic, Wow White Embossing Powder, Scor Tape, 3D Foam Squares, Blending Tool

Let's Meet for Coffee Soon

It's time for another sketch challenge. I decided to ink up the new Coffee Date stamp set. I just love the simple lines of these images. I stamped the outline in Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, the inside was stamped in Blue Breeze, the coffee was stamped in Biscotti Premium Dye Ink.

Be sure to check out the MFT Challenge Blog to see all the gorgeous creations our design team and customers create with this sketch.

Stamps: Coffee Break, Coffee Date
Die-namics: Coffee Date, A2 Rectangle STAX 1, Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips, Single Stitch Circle Frame
Inks: Black Licorice Hybrid, Blue Breeze Premium Dye, Biscotti Premium Dye
Card Stock: Smooth White, Graphic Grid Pastels Patterned Paper, Itsy Bitsy Polka Dots Pastels Patterned Paper
Accessories: Scor Pal, Teflon Bone Folder, Mini MISTI, Scor Tape, Foam Squares, Foam Tape

Snowflake Treats

It's time for the New Product Launch! All the Stamps, Die-namics, and Stencils can be found HERE. Please remember to visit each of the MFT Designers' October New Product Launch posts on the MFT Blog and leave a comment by the end of the day on Thursday, November 9 for your chance to WIN one of two, $100 Gift Vouchers. Ready? Set. Comment!    

I had way too much fun creating my projects that I am sharing today. One of my favorite things to create is small gift type items. I love being able to give little treats like this. I created a set of small coffee cups in a caddy, with coordinating hot chocolate pouches. The coffee cups are the perfect size to fill with chocolates or other treats.

The coffee cups are tiny, they are 4oz cups. Each cup was wrapped in a piece of patterned paper. I added a snowflake from the Layered Snowflakes Die-namics to the top of each cup. I used an old template that I had to create the caddy for the cups. A larger snowflake was used on the front of each caddy. The sentiments are from the Snow Globe Sentiments stamp set.

The hot chocolate holders were incredibly easy to make. I used the same card stock and patterned papers that I had used on the coffee caddies. I wrapped each one with a piece of ribbon that I hoped would help to secure the sides. I also ended up adding the brads to help to keep the sides adhered.

For the three sets, I used three colors of card stock, Berrylicious, Red Hot, and Sour Apple. This really is one of my favourite colour combinations for Christmas.

The snowflakes were all die-cut in Smooth White card stock. Inside each snowflake I added a touch of glitter with the Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops.

Thank you so much for joining me all week. I hope we have inspired you to create something amazing! Be sure to check out the MFT Blog to see all the fantastic creations the design team has created to share with you. Don't forget to comment for your chance to win a gift voucher.

Stamps: Snow Globe Sentiments
Die-namics: Layered Snowflakes, Stitched Circle STAX, Circle STAX 1, Circle STAX 2, 1" Circle Punch
Ink: Black Licorice Hybrid
Card Stock: Berrylicious, Red Hot, Sour Apple, Smooth White, Hearts & Stripes Patterned Paper, Lucky Prints Patterned Paper
Accessories: Scor Pal, Teflon Bone Folder, Red Line Tape, Scor Rape, 3D Creative Sheets, Ribbon, Brads, 6x6 Adhesive Sheets, White Blizzard Glitter Drops

Peace

Thank you for joining me as we count down to the MFT release. We are just one day away from the big day! All the new Stamps, Die-namics, and Stencils will be available on Tuesday, November 7 at 9:00 pm EST. Be sure to check out the MFT Blog to see all the new items being revealed today. Don't forget to leave a comment on the MFT Blog countdown posts, YOU could win one of the five $75.00 gift vouchers. 

I have a clean and simple card for you today, it features the new Layered Snowflakes Die-namics and the Peace Die-namics.  There is just something about white snowflakes on a white card that I just love! To create the sentiment, I sponged Blue Breeze, Blue Yonder, and After Midnight Premium Dye Ink on a piece of Smooth White card stock, and then die-cut it with the Peace Die-namics.

Thanks for joining me again today and thank you all so much for all of the sweet comments. Be sure to check out the MFT Blog to see all the amazing creations the design team has to share with you today. 








Die-namics: Peace, Layered Snowflakes
Ink: After Midnight Premium Dye, Blue Breeze Premium Dye, Blue Yonder Premium Dye
Card Stock: Smooth White
Accessories: Scor Pal, Teflon Bone Folder, 6x6 Adhesive Sheets, Foam Tape, Blending Tool

Ski-sons Greetings

Thank you for joining me as we count down to the MFT release. We are just two short days away from the big day! All the new Stamps and Die-namics will be available on Tuesday, November 7 at 9:00 pm EST. Be sure to check out the MFT Blog to see all the new items being revealed today. Don't forget to leave a comment on the MFT Blog countdown posts, YOU could win one of the five $75.00 gift vouchers.

I have a fun card to share with you today, it features the fabulous Ski-sons Greetings stamp set and Die-namics. This set has three seriously adorable skiing bears along with lots of fun sentiments.

I stamped the image on a piece of X-press It card stock and I colored it with Copics. The mountains in the background were created with the Snow Capped Mountains Die-namics. I used the Stitched Snow Drifts to create the hills.

Be sure to check out the MFT Blog to see all the gorgeous creations the MFT Design Team has to share with you today.

Stamps: Ski-sons Greetings
Die-namics: Ski-sons Greetings, Single Stitch Line Rectangle Frame, Snow Capped Mountains, Stitched Snow Drifts
Ink: Black Licoirce Hybrid, Broken China Distress, Tumbled Glass Distress
Card Stock: X-Press It, Smooth White
Accessories: Mini MISTI, Scor Pal, Teflon Bone Folder, Blending Sponge, 3D Creative Sheets, Scor Tape, Nuvo Drops White Blizzard
Copics: B00, B01, B02, C0, C1, C2, C3, C4, E41, E42, E43, E44, R000, Y38, YR04, YR14

Happiness Is ...

Thank you for joining me as we count down to the MFT release. We are three days away from the big day! All the new Stamps and Die-namics will be available on Tuesday, November 7 at 9:00 pm EDT. Be sure to check out the MFT Blog to see all the new items being revealed today. Don't forget to leave a comment on the MFT Blog countdown posts, YOU could win one of the five $75.00 gift vouchers. 

As you may know, I am not a coffee drinker. I am all about tea, but even I like this new Coffee Date and Coffee Break stamp sets. I love the simple two-step stamping that you can do with the Coffee Date stamp set. I stamped the images in Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, I then used Sour Apple and Biscotti Premium Dye Ink to stamp the insides of the images.

The sentiment is from the new Coffee Break stamp set. I stamped the sentiment on a Stitched Fishtail Sentiment Strip. For the background, I used a print from the Graphic Grid Pastels Patterned Paper pack.

Be sure to check out the MFT Blog to see all the gorgeous creations the MFT Design Team has to share with you today.

Stamps: Coffee Date, Coffee Break
Die-namics: Coffee Date, A2 Rectangle STAX, Single Stitch Line Circle Frame, Stitched FishtailSentiment Strips
Ink: Black Licorice Hybrid, Biscotti Premium Dye, Sour Apple Premium Dye
Card Stock: Smooth White, Graphic Grid Pastels Patterned Paper
Accessories: Mini MISTI, Scor-Pal, Teflon Bone Folder, Scor Tape, 3D Foam Squares

New Best Friend

Thank you for joining me as we count down to the MFT release. We are four days away from the big day! All the new Stamps and Die-namics will be available on Tuesday, November 7 at 9:00 pm EDT. Be sure to check out the MFT Blog to see all the new items being revealed today. Don't forget to leave a comment on the MFT Blog countdown posts, YOU could win one of the five $75.00 gift vouchers. 

I have a sweet and simple card to share with you today. It features one of the sweet girls from the New Best Friend stamp set. I stamped the image on a piece of X-Press It card stock and coloured it with Copics.

The image was mounted on a couple of Stitched Mod Rectangles. I sponged on Faded Jeans Distress Ink on Smooth White card stock to create the denim rectangles. I stamped the background with one of the small paw print stamps for the New Best Friend stamp set. 

Be sure to check out the MFT Blog to see all the gorgeous creations the MFT Design Team has to share with you today.

Stamps: New Best Friend
Die-namics: New Best Friend, Stitched Mod Rectangle STAX
Ink: Black Licorice Hybrid, Natural Premium Dye, Faded Jeans Distress
Card Stock: Smooth White, X-Press It
Accessories: Mini MISIT, Scor-Pal, Teflon Bone Folder, Blending Tool, 3D Foam Squares, Scor-Tape
Copics: B91, B93, B95, CO, C1, C8, E00, E11, E21, E23, E25, E27, E41, E42, E43, E44, E50, E51, R27, YR30

Mesmerizing Mandala

Are you ready for another fabulous release? We are only five days away from the big day! All the new Stamps and Die-namics will be available on Tuesday, November 7 at 9:00 pm EDT. Be sure to check out the MFT Blog to see all the new items being revealed today. Don't forget to leave a comment on the MFT Blog countdown posts, YOU could win one of the five $75.00 gift vouchers. 

I have a couple of cards to share with you today, they both feature the amazing Mesmerizing Mandala Die-namics. There are so many fun things that you can do with this die. For my two cards today, I paired the mandala die with a few of my favorite Ranger Alcohol Inks. I created the backgrounds using a few colours of Alcohol ink and Blending Solution on Glossy card stock.

I die-cut the mandala in Brushed Silver card stock. I love this card stock as it is not super shiny, it is more subtle than some of our other silver card stock. The sentiments were die-cut in Black Licorice and Brushed Silver card stock. I slightly offset the black card stock on top of the silver.  I love the subtle shadow effect this creates.

Thanks so much for joining me today. Be sure to check out the MFT Blog to see all the gorgeous creations the design team has to share with you! 

Card #1
Die-namics: Mesmerizing Mandala, Blessed & Blessings, A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX 2, A2 Rectangle STAX 1
Ink: Ranger Alcohol Inks
Card Stock: Smooth White, Glossy, Black Licorice, Brushed Silver
Accessories: Scor-Pal, Teflon Bone Folder, 3D Foam Squares, Adhesive Sheets, Blending Alcohol

Card #2
Die-namics: Mesmerizing Mandala, Joy, A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX 2, A2 Rectangle STAX 1
Ink: Ranger Alcohol Inks
Card Stock: Smooth White, Glossy, Black Licorice, Brushed Silver
Accessories: Scor-Pal, Teflon Bone Folder, 3D Foam Squares, Adhesive Sheets, Blending Alcohol

To a Brrr-fect Friend

It's time for another sketch challenge. As soon as I saw this sketch, I knew this little penguin from the Polar Pals stamp set for it. I stamped the image on a piece of X-Press It card stock and I coloured the image with Copics.

Be sure to check out the MFT Challenge Blog to see all the gorgeous creations our design team and customers create with this sketch.

Stamps: Polar Pals
Die-namics: Polar Pals, A2 Rectangle STAX Set 1, A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 1 and 2, Stitched Square Frame
Ink: Black Licorice Hybrid
Card Stock: Berrylicious, X-Press It, Smooth White, Hearts and Stripes Patterned Paper
Accessories: Mini MISTI, Scor Buddy, Teflon Bone Folder, Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops, Scor Tape, Foam Tape, 3D Foam Squares
Copics: C1, C8, G05, G14, R24, R27, R29, YG06